Dive into the archives.
- junk mail
The funny thing about the fall season getting ready to kick off is that all the ministries are bulk mailing me to death. I love to see the new products out there. Curriculum, books, worship resources, and more. I am excited to get introduced to these things.
But a couple of things that drive a guy [...]
- adoption
This morning in Sunday school we will be talking about “what does it mean to have an adoptive family?” or something like this. As I stare at a room full of 2nd generation Christians I am left in awe that I can never really identify with them.
There is a significant difference in the faith of [...]
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here’s Paul with Autumn at the church. Autumn has absolutely saved our summer with her loads of help.
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megan and mom at vbs… isn’t it great when a picture captures something that happens hundreds of times a day?
- Employment quandaries
It seems that nothing captivates my imagination more on the YS forums than a good discussion about work conditions. The latest things I’ve gotten into have to do with salaries and leaving. Here is my post from the “how to leave a church” thread.
Here are some themes that come up time and again here. What [...]
- ouch! the golf team is punished
I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. But I never like losing. The only thing I dislike more than losing is getting my butt kicked.
We took the 3 best sophomores and the 2 worst juniors to the Warren Woods-Tower Invitational today to play 18 holes at http://www.oakridgegolf.com where they proceeded to play [...]
- i hate the word "blessed"
I hate to use the phrase “I feel blessed” because it is so cliche`. In fact, it’s just one of those phrases that makes me cringe to hear.
Yet the reality is this. I have been tremendously blessed in the year or so I’ve been here. “What! Things couldn’t have gone worse? The church is shrinking, [...]
